Jonathan Apphus
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Jonathan Apphus was one of the sons of Mattathias and the leader of the Hasmonean dynasty of Judea from 160 to 143 BCE.
Jonathan destroying the temple of Dagon, by Gustave Doré
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Judas Maccabeus
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Judas Maccabaeus, also known as Judah Maccabee, was a Jewish priest and a son of the priest Mattathias. He was an early leader in the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, taking over from his
Jonathan Apphus
…BCE. H J Wolf notes that all of Mattathias' sons listed in 1 Maccabees 2:2–5 had double names: John is said to have been called Gaddis; Simon, Thassi; Judas, Maccabeus; Eleazar, Avaran; and Jonathan, Apphus. Jewish historian Uriel Rappaport writes that "we do not have an explanation for the nicknames of…
Judas Maccabeus before the army of Nicanor, by Gustave Doré
Death of Judas Maccabeus by José Teófilo de Jesus
The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, Rubens
Stamp of Israel dedicated to Judas Maccabeus, 1961